1. MOA, IWMI, USAID & IFPRI WORKSHOP, MARCH 9-10, 2016, Addis Ababa
GENDER AND IRRIGATION, THE CASE OF SEND A COW ETHIOPIA SUPPORTED FARMERS
MOA, IWMI, USAID & IFPRI WORKSHOP, MARCH 9-10, 2016, Addis Ababa

2. BACKGROUND
Name of the project: Developing Farmers towards Food and Income Security (DeFar) 
Location : Damot Sore, Boloso Sore, Soddo Zuria (Wolayita Zone), Bonke, Ditta, Boreda, Kamba (Gamo Gofa Zone) in SNNPRS 
Overall Goal
To contribute to food secure and economically stable communities in the project woredas in Wolayita and Gamo Gofa Zones of SNNPRS.
Type of irrigation: household micro
Irrigation for backyard gardening

3. Background con… Objectives
160 self-help groups consisting of 3,200 farmer households are established, self-reliant and involved in development of their communities. 
3,200 farmer households (70% female) have sufficient nutritious food, access to water, and the capacity to manage natural resources;
3,200 farmer households (70% female) are generating sustainable incomes from produce, marketing and self-employment;

4. - Equal access & control/benefit over land, water, food & income;
OUTCOME
Equitable access & opportunities
(70% women)
1. Integration of
women’s & men’s
concerns in all
Project cycle
- Equal access & control/benefit over land, water, food & income;
-Women’s decision making & participation in leadership
-Harmonious relation at HH
Engender irrigation
STRATEGY:
Twin-track
2. HH level gender awareness (THM)
Fair division of labour and shared decision making

5. Impact On Women Life (ACCESS TO FOOD)

6. WOMENS COFIDENCE LEVEL

7. WOMEN’S DECISIN MAKING POWER

8. Challenges and action Challenges Actions Women’s less exposure
Extra attention: targeting, leadership, meeting place time & length
Some husbands & staffs resistance
Family focused training: parents and children
Use peer farmers: farmer to farmers training, good facilitation skill;
Mainstreaming gender issues at organization and project level, strengthen networking among partners and share experience
Women friendly water lifting technology

9. Opportunities
Government policies, strategies, structure (irrigation focus, women participation)
Donors interest to address gender equality
Working with local government

10. Key areas that needs to be considered to promote gender equity and women’s empowerment in irrigation
Staff accountability (Job description and performance appraisal)
Affirmative measure targeting, leadership and meeting time and place
Provide a better access to women to land ,technologies and water
Address the need of men and women in project designing
Provide practical and illiterate friendly trainings
Improve household gender relations
Follow up and monitoring

11. THANK YOU